Here at Month of the Dragon central, it’s the start of Tell a Dragon Tale Week, a time to celebrate Dragons in books and stories and all forms literary. Dragons love books. It’s something old as their hills, boiling deep in their viscid, garnet blood.

Dragons Love Books by Stephen Parlato

As the week goes on we’ll be featuring various books by and about Dragons, and stories in toto, too.

But to start, I thought we’d stray from more standard fiction fare, and start with a nod to the poetic, romantic side of Dragons. This anonymous verse was found scored deep into the ancient nesting caves of Wyre Weyr, in the Orkney Islands, proving there is passion – and literature – even in the remotest of Dragon retreats.

Call out the winds with yawp and roar gnash with tooth lash with tail entwined round armoured amour Close in my wings we dance on solar windsshake moondust from our scales shred the stellar net.

Here’s wishing one and all a glorious day, resounding with a draconic “YES!”

Note: Here at WAFDE, we’re always eager to expand our library. So…. Anyone who has a book they would like mentioned this week, please contact me at boon17@comcast.net. Provide all publishing info plus a brief synopsis if possible.

Also, all those of you who comment during this Tell a Dragon Tale Week will not only have your names for Dragons for Beginners and The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook, but also a signed limited edition printing of my story, “Because the Pleasure-Dragon Whistles,” the lucky winner will be announced on October 28th.